Benefits November 13, 2026
Column: Time to Fix Social Security
If there’s one issue on which most voters agreed this election period, it’s the need to fix Social Security before potential cuts take place in 2032.
June 12, 2017
New Federal Budget Would Cut Retirement Benefits of Federal Workers
The full budget for the upcoming fiscal year – which kicks off on October 1, 2017 – was released on May 23. It includes $3.6 trillion in cost reductions over the next decade. Significantly, the proposals include seeping changes in the federal ...
May 22, 2017
Is 70 the New Retirement Age?
Is 70 becoming the new retirement age? According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 30 percent of U.S. workers ages 60 and older plan to retire at age 70 or older. Another 20 percent don't believe they will ever be able to retire.
May 22, 2017
Apps We Love: Insurance Tools
When you’re thinking about your insurance needs, where do you turn? We wondered if there were apps to help us and started doing some research. Here’s what we found, with the help of some of our members of the CPA Practice Advisor community.
May 22, 2017
Ten Income Tax Benefits for Farmers
Farming has often been viewed as the backbone of the American economy. While technology and other recent developments may have changed this thinking, farmers still enjoy a preferred status, at least as federal income taxes are concerned. For instance, ...
May 1, 2017
Is 70 the New Retirement Age?
Is 70 becoming the new retirement age? According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, 30 percent of U.S. workers ages 60 and older plan to retire at age 70 or older. Another 20 percent don't believe they will ever be able to retire.
March 15, 2017
Report Shows Challenges and Benefits of Corporate Sustainability Reporting Processes
Thomson Reuters has released a Checkpoint special report, The Sustainability Reporter: A deep-dive into the challenges and benefits of new corporate reporting processes, which examines the practicalities of sustainability reporting and how, in the ...
January 25, 2017
The Benefits of SSVS No. 1 for Business Valuations
Most professional services providers understand that “standards” are a way of doing things -- the norm, or what is approved by some authority. Thus, the AICPA’s Statement on Standards for Valuations Services No. 1, known as SSVS No. 1, outlines how ...
December 7, 2016
New Retirement Savings Law May Come Before New Year
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to implement sweeping tax law changes during the early days of his administration. But we may not have to wait until Trump takes office for significant tax legislation to be enacted. A lame-duck session of ...
November 2, 2016
The Benefits Of A Converged CRM To Accounting Firm Management
In order to increase productivity and reduce workload, many accounting firms are opting for software products like CRMs (Customer Relationship Management systems) that will help them get more clients, streamline processes, improve client relationships ...
October 25, 2016
IRS Announces Changes to 2017 Income Tax Deductions, Credits, and Other Tax Benefits
The Internal Revenue Service has announced the tax year 2017 annual inflation adjustments for more than 50 tax provisions, including the tax rate schedules, and other tax changes. Revenue Procedure 2016-55 provides details about these annual adjustments.
October 12, 2016
Online Research Content Focuses on State Benefits Laws
The Thomson Reuters Checkpoint State Benefits Primary Law Library provides access to primary law for all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, and covers a wide range of topics in employee benefits law to help employers, advisors, attorneys and ...
October 3, 2016
Majority of Millennials Would Sacrifice Some Pay for Better Health Benefits
Millennials are also much more likely to embrace nontraditional benefits and work/life balance than boomers. Nearly one-third of millennials (32%) ranked more paid time off, greater opportunities for flexible work arrangements and career advancement ...